Allied Warship Commanders


Philip Whitworth Burnett DSO, DSC, RN

Birth details unknown


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Ranks

15 Sep 1926Mid.
1 Jan 1929A/S.Lt.
16 Jul 1929S.Lt.
16 Dec 1930Lt.
16 Dec 1938Lt.Cdr.
31 Dec 1940Cdr.
30 Jun 1945Capt.
7 Jan 1955Rear-Admiral


Retired: 7 Jan 1958

Decorations

9 Aug 1940Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
1 Jan 1941Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
9 May 1944DSC
18 Jul 1944Bar to DSC
15 May 1945DSO
1 Jan 1957CB

Warship Commands listed for Philip Whitworth Burnett, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMCS Gatineau (H 61)Cdr.Destroyer1 May 194310 Nov 1943
HMS Helmsdale (K 253)Cdr.FrigateSep 19443 Apr 1945

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Frigate HMS Helmsdale (K 253)


9 Sep 1944
The German submarine U-484 was sunk in the North Atlantic north-west of Ireland, in position 55º45'N, 11º41'W, by depth charges from the British corvette HMS Portchester Castle (Lt. A.G. Scott, RNR) and the British frigate HMS Helmsdale (Cdr. P.W. Burnett, DSC and Bar, RN).

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